(57) An adjustable positioning mechanism, such as for positioning ends of straps or handles
of bag or packs, such as for backpacks, but also, more generally, for removably connecting
an item to an article to be carried to provide a range of attachment locations for
the item relative to the article, to achieve an optimum ergonomic position of the
item at one of the attachment locations. One element (100) of the adjustment mechanism
can be either adhesively bonded to the article or made in one piece with a frame of
the article, the item to be attached bearing a second element of the mechanism. Embodied
as part of a bag or pack, the invention can include a carrying system directly or
indirectly connected to the pack portion and include at least one carrying element,
and an adjustment mechanism to provide a range of attachment locations on the pack
portion for a carrying member of the carrying system, such as one or more shoulder
straps (26), such adjustment mechanism including at least one element (100) that is
bonded to the backpack. In a particular embodiment, the backpack includes a frame
connected to the back side of the pack portion, the frame including at least a rigid
or semi-rigid sheet frame which is affixed to the back side of the pack portion by
adhesive bonding. The element(s) of the adjustment mechanism are bonded to the backpack
against the area at which the frame is mounted.
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